Immigration Canada: Permanent Residents

Canada Dept: The son, Kevin Patel of Vancouver, wanted to sponsor his parents and sister to come to Canada to become permanent residents, according to CTV. "Are we looking at immigration as a nation-building exercise?" Patel said at a news conference as he questioned the government's priorities and vANCOUVER A New Democrat MP is demanding the federal government reverse a decision to bar a family from India from emigrating to Canada to join their son in B.C. because their adult daughter has Down Syndrome. But Immigration Canada rejected the request because it says his sister's condition could pose an excessive burden on Canada's health and social services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.